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Kathie Lee Gifford

Acting

Born August 16, 1953 · Paris, France

Also known as Kathie Lee · Kathie Lee Johnson · Kathie Epstein

Biography

Kathryn Lee Gifford is an American television presenter, singer, songwriter, occasional actress and author. She is best known for her 15-year run on the talk show Live! with Regis and Kathie Lee, which she co-hosted with Regis Philbin. She is also known for her 11-year run with Hoda Kotb, on the fourth hour of NBC's Today show. She has received 11 Daytime Emmy nominations and won her first Daytime Emmy in 2010 as part of the Today team. Gifford's first television role had been as Tom Kennedy's singer/sidekick on the syndicated version of Name That Tune, from 1974 to 1978. She also occasionally appeared on the first three hours of Today and was a contributing NBC News correspondent. Gifford left Today in order to pursue a movie career both as an actress, and as a director and producer. In 2018 she filmed Then Came You in which she co-stars with Craig Ferguson. In 2018 she also filmed a Hallmark Christmas movie for Hallmark Movies & Mysteries called A Godwink Christmas. Gifford intends to make movies about the experiences of losing a loved one and being a widow, which she considers an underrepresented topic in Hollywood. Gifford has several projects in the works including sequels to Then Came You.

Awards & recognition

  • Ellis Island Medal of Honor
  • star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

Filmography50+ titles

Seinfeld

1989as Kathie Lee Gifford

The Baxters

2024as Lilian Ashford

Hey Arnold!

1996

The Simpsons

1989as Kathie Lee Gifford

Celebrity Family Feud

2015as Self

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

1990as Kathie Lee Gifford

The Suite Life on Deck

2008as Cindy

Whose Line Is It Anyway?

2013as Self

Hollywood Squares

1998as Self - Panelist

30 Rock

2006as Kathie Lee Gifford

Keeping Up with the Kardashians

2007as Self

That's So Raven

2003as Claire

A Godwink Christmas: Meant For Love

2019as Olga

Bob Ross: The Happy Painter

2011as Self (archive footage)

Hot in Cleveland

2010as Christal

The Line King: The Al Hirschfeld Story

1996as Self

Touched by an Angel

1994as Jolene

Diagnosis: Murder

1993as Mary Montgomery

The Mysteries of Laura

as Dr. Carlin

The Other Two

2019as Kathie Lee Gifford

A Godwink Christmas: Second Chance, First Love

2020Executive Producer

Younger

2015as Kathie Lee Gifford

Hercules

1998as Echidna (voice)

Becoming Madonna

2024as Self (archive footage)

The First Wives Club

1996as Kathie Lee Gifford

Coach

1989as Kathie Lee Gifford

Women of the House

Just Shoot Me!

1997as Allison Spencer

Sunshine Superman

2014as Self (archive footage)

The Drew Carey Show

1995as Vanessa Bobeck

A Godwink Christmas

2018as Aunt Jane

Smash

2012as Kathie Lee Gifford

Difficult People

2015as Kathie Lee Gifford

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

as Jill (voice)

Lipstick Jungle

2008as Kathie Lee Gifford

Dora the Explorer

2000as Pirate Piggies (voice) (uncredited)

Mother Goose: A Rappin' and Rhymin' Special

1997as Jill (voice)

Then Came You

2020as Annabelle

The Michael J. Fox Show

2013as Self

A Godwink Christmas: Miracle of Love

2021Executive Producer

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

1988as Self - Host

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

2003as Self - Guest Co-Host

Late Night with Seth Meyers

2014as Self - Guest

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

2009as Self - Guest

Sharknado 5: Global Swarming

2017as Kathie Lee Gifford

Tamron Hall

2019as Self - Guest

Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No!

2015as Kathy Lee Gifford

The View

1997as Self

Adventures of Serial Buddies

2011as Herself

Dudley Do-Right

1999as Kathie Lee Gifford